Piper PA-23 N5308Y
6 December 1974 · Whittier, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 December 1974 at about 10:35 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5308Y, operated by Kennedy Air SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Whittier, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whittier, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5308Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kennedy Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Alas → Valdez, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3769
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLEW INTO SNOWFLD NR TOP OF RIDGE AFTER TURNING ARND DUE OBSCURED MTN PASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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